Starting gauge for looms



' Oct. 6,1925. 7 1,556,386

J. F. WAY

STARTING GAUGE FOR LOOMS Filed Oct. 18, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I r' 111,111 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJ M in Oct. 6

J. F. WAY

STARTING ewes Foa Looms Filed Oct. 18, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 1 0 a whom it may: concern Patented Oct. 6, 192 5.

ironiv r. WAY, or ,Nonwron, connno'rrour.

fsrzmrrneeeuenroeLooMsf f Application filed "October 18,1324. SerialNo. 744,368. A

' Be it known that I,'JO]-IN F. WAY, a citi 'zen'of the United States, residing at Nor- 'wich,in--the county of New London and State of Connecticut, have invented'certain "new and useful Improvements in Starting I Gauges for -Looms'; and I do hereby declare the following to be a fu'll ,clear, and exact descriptioniof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake anduse: the same.

This invention has for its object the provision of indicating means for use in looms to insure accurate positioning of the weft line or fell when restarting the loom after the same has been stopped to remedy a fault so as to insure an even and uniform weaving without showing any lay mark which would tend to mar the texture of the finished fabric.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves as the nature of the invention is understood.

While the drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions and requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings- Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The numeral 1 denotes the breast beam of a loom and 2 the batten, and in accordance with the present invention the indicating means or gauge is mounted upon the breast beam 1 and comprises a base plate 3 provided with a housing 4 which is adapted to receive and protect the indicator. An

sectional view of arm ,5. has a limited sliding movement on ,the'base plate. 3.1and isgguided in its movements and prevented from'displacement. An arm- 36 is pivoted at'one end tothe outer end of the arm .5 and is limited in its movementby stops-'7. A plate 8 'is'adjustably connected tothe pivoted arm 6 and-is'provided at its outer or free end .with acasing 9 which encloses a: gearing .and a rack bar '10 which isrslidable through opposite ends of theflcasing and has a cross piece. 1,1 at its .outer end to whichvgauge .pins'12 are attached; -The rack bar:10-. is inmesh with a pinion 13 fast to a shaft 14, the latter having a gear wheel 15 fast thereto which is in mesh with a pinion 16 fast to a shaft 17 The shafts l4 and 17 project beyond the top of the casing 9 and their projecting ends are provided with hands 18 and 19 respectively. The ratio of the gearing is such that the shaft 17 makes six complete revolutions to one revolution of the shaft 14, hence the hand 19 makes six revolutions to one revolution of the hand 18. An indicating mark 20 coacts with the hand 19 hence a very slight movement ofthe rack bar 10 is amplified by the indication of the hand 19 with the result that any slight variation when readjusting the cloth preliminary to restarting the loom is readily determined with the result that accuracy is assured in the fell or weft line when again starting theloom. l The pivotal movement of the arm 6 admits of folding the same on the arm 5and the sliding movement of the latter admits of introducing the indicating or gauge means within. the housing 4 which protects and shields the same. .The construction is such as to admit of the indicator being located so as to operate above or beneath the fabric and this is of material advantage because of the different makes of looms.

What is claimed is:

1. A starting gauge for looms comprising ahousing, an arm slidably mounted into and out of said housing, a supporting member adjustably mounted on said arm, and a gauge carried by said supporting member, said supporting member being adapted to be adjusted relatively to said arm to permit introduction of the gauge carried thereby into the housing for protection when not in use.

comprising a housing, a'member slidable 111-,

to andout of the housing, and an arm having a limitedpiv'otal movement with reference to said member and provided at its free end With a gauge, said arm and gauge being adapted to be folded on said member and to be disposed Within the housing when the device is not required for immediate use.

3. A starting gauge for looms the same comprising a housing, an arm slidable into and out ofthe housing, a second arm pivoted to the sliding arm, and a gauge having vadjustable connection with the pivoted arm, said second arm and gauge being adapted to be folded on said first mentioned arm and to be located Within the housing when not required for immediate service.

4. In a starting gauge for looms, a casing a rack bar slidable through the ends of the casing and having a cross piece at its outer end, gauge pins projecting from said cross 'piece, shafts journaled on said casing, a hand secured to each shaft, gearing connecting said shafts and adapted to rotate them at different speeds, one of said shafts being .gearedto said rack bar, and said casing havend of the said plate, a rackbar slidable through the ends of-the casing 'and'havijng shafts, speed gearingconnecting said shaft-s to each other and to the rack bar, and hands attached-t0 the projecting ends-ofthe shaits and adapted to coact with an indicating mark on the casing.

In testimony WhereofI aiiix my signature.

' JOHN F. VAY.

a cross piece at its outer end, gauge pins ,-pro ect1ng from the cross piece, parallel 

